Dog Day Afternoon
Sep 21, 1975 | IMDB 7.8
125 min Watch NowCrime, Drama, Thriller
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
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The Lookout
Tonight at Noon
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
The Child I Never Was
Wambo
Der Hammermörder
The Brave One
The Devil's Own
Viridiana
The Dropping of The First Atomic Bomb. An R & L Studios short.
Attica
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